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pravrajyā-antarāya-sūtre * apy an-artha uktaḥ | caturbhir mahānāman dharmaiḥ samanvāgato gṛhī a-kṣaṇa-prāpto bhavati | jāty-andhaś ca jaḍaś ca + a-jihvakaś ca caṇḍālaś ca jātu sukhito bhavaty abhyākhyāna-bahulaś ca ṣaṇḍakaś ca paṇḍakaś ca nitya-dāsaś ca | strī ca bhavati śvā ca śūkaraś ca gardabhaś ca + uṣṭraś ca āśīviṣaś ca bhavati tatra tatra jātau ||

Misfortune is also stated in the Pravrajyāntarāyasūtra: "Endowed with four qualities, Mahānāman, a householder falls into an unfree state: he is born blind, dull-witted, tongueless, and a caṇḍāla; he rarely experiences happiness; he is frequently subjected to slander; he becomes an impotent man, a eunuch, and a perpetual slave; and in birth after birth he becomes a woman, a dog, a pig, a donkey, a camel, and a venomous serpent.